From one peanut butter lover to another, I think I got this one covered with these Peanut Butter Reese’s Cream Cheese Cookie Bars.
Yummy, rich peanut butter cookie layers loaded with chunks of Reese’s peanut butter cups and a smooth cream cheese filling!!
Phat Pants, get ready to rumble!
Would YOU turn peanut butter & Reese’s Cup cookies entertwined with cream cheese down?
I couldn’t resist, I’m weak and sort of a dessert glutton, that’s why I post these goodies. You know this! And.I.ate.too.much!
I could have easily eaten more, but I had Ultimate Banana Cake with Fluffy Nutella & Toffee Frosting I was snacking on too, and between the two desserts, battling for my attention, something had to give. Voila, Phat Pants!
After about 3 days of torture, pretending that I wasn’t sneaking bites during commercials and whatever excuse I could come up with, I came to the conclusion that ‘They’ and I had to be separated for good, for awhile. Except the out of mind part didn’t work out very well. I still kept thinking about them, my new bestest friends in the land.
Good Eats! Here’s the recipe for Peanut Butter Reese’s Cream Cheese Cookie Bars! And share if you dare!
Kind of have a Peanut Butter addiction? 🙂
You need all 16 of these in your life!
Would you turn luscious, rich peanut butter & Reese cup cookie bars intertwined with velvety cream cheese filling down?
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 20 to 30 mini Reese's Cups chopped up & divided into two groups
- 8 oz . cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
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In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
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In another bowl, using mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, and sugars, until smooth and fluffy.
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Add egg and vanilla extract and combine until mixed.
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Gradually add the flour mixture into the wet mixture mixing well after each addition.
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Cream cheese filling: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, egg, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
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Spread ⅔ of the cookie dough in the bottom of the 8-inch baking dish.
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Add one half of the Reese's cup, chopped on top of cookie dough.
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Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough/Reese's cup layer.
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Using your fingers, crumble the remaining dough over the top of the cream cheese layer.
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Add the other half of the Reese's cups, chopped and sprinkle the mini chocolate chips on top.
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Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
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Remove foil and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until it is lightly browned on top and the cream-cheese layer is set.
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Cool on a wire rack. Cut and store leftover bars in refrigerator.
Yum, Kim. I could be seriously addicted to this dessert! 🙂
these are MOUTH_WATERING bars!
I loooove the combination of flavors, and…. I wish I could eat a few right now!!
There isn’t one thing abouth this recipe that I don’t LOVE! So yummy! Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We look forward to having you every Thursday night at 8 PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Kim,
These look so good! I’m a sucker for peanut butter cups – any time, anywhere! I love “Phat Pants, get ready to rumble”! I think that should be the motto for my life 🙂
Thanks Aida! I seriously like that motto too! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks Winnie! You are so sweet, and I think I ate your portion along with mine. 🙂 LOL!
Oh Kim,
All I can say is this recipe is exceptional! It is so delicious. I have now found my go to decadent piece of heaven!! A friend had a barbecue on the weekend and she asked me to bring a dessert and I made this ooey gooey deliciousness, this was a showstopper. It was neck and neck with the barbecue pork. People started dancing on the spot, that’s how good these bars are. I was not aware of this website before but you now have another fan!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Francine! I’m so glad you all enjoyed them! Love the dancing part. Had to read this to my husband, I was tickled pink! 😉 Glad you found the blog too!
So I know I’m one of very few . But I don’t like cream cheese… Is there anything I could replace it with? This desert looks yummy …..and I wanna make it
Hello Tanyia! Maybe you could use a buttercream frosting, Nutella, marshmallow creme, hot fudge, caramel, or some peanut butter? Just don’t overbake the cookies…whatever you do. They are best underbaked a little, but not raw. 🙂 Hope that helps some. Happy baking dear!